CoroNY

The Fellows Program
In Public Affairs

For over 30 years, the Coro Fellows Program has developed the next generation of aspiring change-makers through a full-time, eight to nine month program that uses New York City as its classroom. It develops participants’ self-awareness and analytical skills, exposes them to various industries and sectors.

The Program

Leadership Development
Seminars

Rotational Work
Placements

Leadership Interviews

Focus Weeks

Weekly seminars build self-awareness, inquiry and critical thinking skills, introducing Fellows to the tools and frameworks needed to successfully contribute to an effective and collaborative group.

Placements allow Fellows to gain direct exposure to varied sectors and institutions in New York City and offer participants the opportunity to build robust professional networks. Each Fellow completes five placements and is responsible for delivering high-quality projects to each organization at which they work.

Interviews offer Fellows access to an influential cross-section of city leaders, helping them gain insight and diverse perspectives on leadership challenges. These closed-door sessions provide the rare opportunity to explore the motivation, method and logic of the individuals shaping our city’s future.

A few weeks of every program year are dedicated to this unique exploratory opportunity, during which Fellows investigate a specific issue or industry area. Past Focus Weeks have centered on Media, State Government, Public Finance, and Political Campaigns.

Program
Features

What you will get?

Knowledge
Fellows immerse themselves in an intensive exploration of current cross-sector issues,gaining first-hand insights through discussions with leaders at the forefront of social change and diving into placements that collectively become a catalyst for unparalleled career and personal growth.

Skills
Fellows learn from a diversity of opinions, styles, and world views; develop the skills to break down complex problems.

Who shouls apply?

Diverse, talented individuals committed to generating positive change in their communities and who see themselves as future leaders of New York City.
Individuals who have recently completed undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as those with several years of work experience.
Competitive applicants are those who can engage in a program that demands stamina, rigorous thinking and analysis, and a deep, slef-reflective approach to learning.

Striped

Coro New York provides qualifying Fellows who request financial support with a monthly stipend to defray living expenses during their time in the program. Stipends are based on financial need.

Host a Fellow

By hosting a Fellow, you provide a critical opportunity for an emerging young leader to again insight into your organization’s work and sector, and contribute meaningfully to your organization through a high-impact, short-term project.

If you’d like to host a Fellow and you already have a project in mind, please complete the Placement Host Application Form.

Testimonials

”Everyday we are living in a city where our problems are real in size and number. Every single year the city has twelve people come together to think about how to make New York City better.”

Elizabeth De Leon Bhargava, Esq. (Fellows 2004) New York State Deputy Secretary for Labor and Workforce

Special Thanks

The Fellows Program is also supported by the generosity of our alumni donors. Special thanks to our Changemaker’s Circle: Greg Berman, Andrew Cantor, Kathy Choi, Sarah Lewis, Patrick Mispagel, David Moskovitz, Morgan Pearlman, Jeff Plaut, Sarah Williams and Andrew Kimball, Ken Young, and Michael Zezas.